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Dec 3 2021

GriefSpeak: Holiday Heart Syndrome – Mari Nardolillo Dias

By Mari Nardolillo Dias “.. And in my heart you will remain forever young” (Rod Stewart) ’Tis the season for ...
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Dec 2 2021

Your Coronavirus Update – Dec. 2, 2021

RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY A state judge overturned the ban on evictions in Boston. Eleanor Slater State Hospital has let ...
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Nov 30 2021

Your Coronavirus Update – Nov. 30, 2021

RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY State-run PCR tests in RI are taking 3-4 days due to some delay with equipment and ...
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Nov 27 2021

Thundermist first in RI to receive AMA’s Joy in Medicine™ Recognition 

Thundermist Health Center is the first organization in Rhode Island to earn the Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition from ...
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Nov 27 2021

Omicron COVID-19 variant calls for nations “acting fast, early, hard and strong”

Omicron. It is the name chosen from the Greek alphabet to identify the latest strain (B.1.1.529) of concern of COVID-19. ...
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Nov 26 2021

GriefSpeak: No GPS for Grief – Mari Nardolillo Dias

By Mari Nardolillo Dias “I never knew grief felt so much like fear” (CS Lewis) The term “uncharted territory” is ...
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Nov 24 2021

Stay in the kitchen – for a safe Thanksgiving

Photo: NFPA For most, the kitchen is the heart of the home, especially during the holidays. From testing family recipes ...
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Nov 23 2021

Merger fever – Richard Asinof

by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer The RI Foundation weighs in with its assessment of the proposed merger of Care ...
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Nov 22 2021

With Thanksgiving approaching, beat the Holiday Blues – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Just a year ago, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic transformed the way we ...
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Nov 22 2021

Gov. McKee: Get your COVID-19 boosters before Thanksgiving gatherings

Reiterating their encouragement from earlier this week for all eligible adults to get COVID-19 vaccine booster doses, and following the ...